Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Rodrick Rules

By now, every teacher has heard of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. This series has taken the educational world by storm. For the past two years in a row, every student, and yes I mean EVERY STUDENT has read this book at least once in my class. Now, I will go on record saying that this series in no way has the best literary elements to it. I very rarely find strong vocabulary, figurative language, or anything like that. But...when a book can get all kids in a classroom/school to read it and like reading...WHO CARES!?!?! I will even admit, I was cracking up at all of the "bathroom" humor that this book had to offer. I can see why so many kids love these books!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Rodrick Rules continues following Greg as he enters a new school year. In this book, he is still trying to figure out just how to fit in, how to deal with Rowley, of course put up with everything Rodrick does to make Greg miserable, and try to keep his "terrible" secret kept from the past summer. This book has also been nominated for a Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult book award for 2011.

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If you enjoy this book by Jeff Kinney, be sure to read any of the other books in the series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days, The Last Straw, and the Do-it-yourself Book. 

MOST IMPORTANT: Your students will love you when you tell them that Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Ugly Truth is coming out November 9th, 2010. Check out the Scholastic book orders. They are having a pre-sale already!